British Overseas Territories Act 2002

British Overseas Territories Act 2002
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to make provision about the name “British overseas territories” and British citizenship so far as relating to the British overseas territories.
Citation2002 c.8
Introduced byJack Straw, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Territorial extent United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies and the British Overseas Territories
Dates
Royal assent26 February 2002
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The British Overseas Territories Act 2002 (c. 8) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which superseded parts of the British Nationality Act 1981. It makes legal provision for the renaming of the British Dependent Territories as British Overseas Territories, and the renaming of associated citizenship.